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Montuhotep II. During his reign Luxor (Thebes) became the royal residence and religious center. The statue was found when Howard Carter, the re-discoverer of King Tut's tomb, rode his horse across the hollow concealing it. When his horse stumbled, it led to the statue's discovery and the naming of the place where it was found Bab Al-Hossan (the tomb of the horse).

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